The Finding

Chapter Six

Alya

  I couldn't believe it. I've been after it for more than a year now. It had been right under my nose all along. Marinette was Ladybug. Adrien was ChatNoir.

  The first day of school Marinette had asked what would happened if Ladybug failed and I had pushed it off as if she was scared. Yes, I now knew she was afraid of failing but it wasn't how I thought of it the first day. How could I have not known that my best friend was a superhero? But at the same time how could I have known?

  She had done many things to throw me off. How had she moved that quickly when she let me interview her? It was basically like she teleported. Basically I was just having a hard time believing who Ladybug was, even if all the pieces were falling into place.

  It explained why she was late all the time. Why she always made some excuse to hide. It explained so much. There could be no one else besides Marinette as Ladybug. Her personality fit so well, besides Ladybug being more confident.

  I stopped in my walking for a minute. Not only did I know who Ladybug and ChatNoir were, but so did everyone else. I had been livestreaming the whole fight. Not only that but they had put it on the news! Everyone in Paris must know who they were now.

  I started running down the street to the bakery. I needed to talk to Marinette like now. I needed to apologize for what I did. I also needed a bit of an explanation from her, but that could wait. I had told all of Paris her biggest secret, I needed to make it up to her somehow.

  I opened the door to the bakery and stopped dead in my tracks. There was hoards of people in here, and I had a feeling they weren't hear for the pastries. I didn't even need to ask, I was pretty sure why they were here. They wanted to confront and talk to Ladybug know that they knew who she was. The guilt of it all only got worst, creating a pit in my stomach.

  "Excuse me, coming through, pardon me." I said, trying to squish past everyone that was in the store front. I eventually made it to the door after being pushed back many times. Marinette's dad was standing there keeping all the people back.

  "Hello Mr Dupain," I greeted him with a small smile. He and I both knew I was the reason for all of this happening. He watched the news every time there was an akuma. Of course he knew it was me that had been recording the video, since he knew I ran the Ladyblog. The news always credited the Ladyblog when they used the videos or pictures I had put up on it.

  He gave me a sad smile before letting me slip through the door. The people followed, pressing forward, hoping that they could get inside like I did. Tough luck for them, I thought, maybe if they were her friend before and not just because she was Ladybug you would actually have a chance of getting in. Although I was pretty sure Tom wouldn't let in just any of Marinette's friends. I was lucky to be her best friend. It made the idea of apologizing to her much easier, because I could actually go and see her.

  I passed by Sabrine and gave her a small wave with a half hearted smile. She didn't say anything, just gave me a sad smile, just like Tom did. I had the feeling that Marinette wasn't taking this well then. But knowing her, it probably had more to do with self doubt than me giving away her identity. Although I was sure I was defiantly a part of her problem.

  "I am so sorry, girl. I didn't kn-" I cut myself off mid sentence once I could actually see who was in her room. I had been apologizing as I entered her room and hadn't noticed that there was someone else in the room with her. Plus, it's not like anyone had given me a warning before hand. "Wow, it must be my lucky day, Ladybug and ChatNoir in the same room. Care for an interview?" I said dryly.